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Healthcare Solution Provider Finds Competitive Advantage in Move From SCO UNIX to Windows

American HealthNet wanted to increase ease of use for both the business users and IT staff at its customers; customers neither knew nor wanted to learn SCO UNIX. The company also wanted to expand functionality - both by adding modules for new uses, and by enabling interactivity over the Web....

Tags: Competitive Advantage, SCO Group Inc., Health Care, Microsoft Corp., SCO Unix, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, E-health, Healthcare, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software

Case studies 2008-03-28

Sun and Oracle talk SCO, Unix licensing

Sun and Oracle talk SCO, Unix licensingAt a press conference in San Francisco, Sun's Scott McNealy and Oracle's Larry Ellison discuss Microsoft's plans to license Unix technology from SCO Group.

Tags: SCO Group Inc., Unix, Oracle Corp., SCO Unix, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Videos 2003-05-20

Software Provider Moves From SCO UNIX to Windows, Doubles Rate of Business Growth

Spruce Computer Systems saw the need to update its UNIX-based building-supply business software. With help from DTR Business Systems, a Microsoft NXT Delivery Partner, Spruce migrated to Windows Server and the Microsoft .NET Framework. It's doubled the rate of signed contracts and added customers it couldn't reach with its UNIX...

Tags: SCO Group Inc., Microsoft Corp., SCO Unix, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Operating Systems, Tools & Techniques, Software, Management

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SCO story ends with a whimper

William Shakespear should have expanded on his "first ... the lawyers" bit!It is hard to feel sorry for people who go crying all the way to the bank!BAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!Good riddance.Someone remind meThis turned out exactly how Bitty/No Ax predicted, right?: o )SCO Xenix & UnixRather sad that their expertise at delivering...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, SCO Group Inc., BSD, Linux, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Will Microsoft always be seen as open source Astroturf?

Long ago......people gave up any semblance of being able to separate the message from the messenger. We saw it with the anti-Bush tirades, we see it now with the anti-Obama (and the anti-anti-Obama) tirades, as we see it in the anti-Microsoft tirades. Microsoft could announce that the sun was going...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., publically-traded company, open source

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Vindications: ah, the week that was

Well you realy dont do yourself any favours.any moments of clarity you may have are lost in the sea of anti "wintel" blog rage. Maybe if you were more objective and took comments less personal then you may find life better. na, ah doesn't does I?Find me...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SCO Group Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-29

Frugal Friday: SONY e-book readers, SCO, Snow Leopard, SCALE Computing

Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I talk about the new SONY e-book reader launch, Apple's Snow Leopard Mac OS X Update, The status of the UNIX copyrights and speak with Jeff Ready, CEO of SCALE Computing, which sells commodity hardware for clustered scalable storage using open...

Tags: Sony Corp., SCO Group Inc., Computing, E-book Reader, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-08-28

News to know: Snow Leopard; Salesforce; Sony; Apple ads; Search

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Apple adds malware blocker in Snow Leopard Jason D. O'Grady: Apple removed blood stains from Snow...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sony Corp., Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Portals, E-books, RSS, Desktops, Sales Force Management, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sales

Blog posts 2009-08-26

SCO Group wins Unix copyright appeal

I see M$ dirty fingerprintsThis BS decision is the result of M$ FUD and dirty money paid to SCO to continue annoying the FOSS and Linux in particular.Prove itI bet you cant!Was that before... or after you adjusted your tinfoil hat? Take your meds dude, it's for your own good.A...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Unix, SCO Group Inc., Linux

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

BRU Server 2.0 (Mac)

BRU Server for Mac OS X is a native Macintosh backup software solution that protects critical information on client/server-based Mac OS X networks. Based on the ultra-reliable BRU engine, BRU Server for Mac OS X delivers the functionality and flexibility to meet your organization's data protection needs. Ã??? Straightforward...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Backups, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-23

Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with Microsoft

Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftIt's only news if ....... Google signs one.^o^RE: Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftWe can conclude from this that linux does in fact violate Microsoft's patents. Its no suprise since linux is known for stealing and copying others work. In...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Linux, patent, Linux patent-protection

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

No Apple-like attack ads for Microsoft's big-bucks Bing campaign

No Apple-like attack ads for Microsoft's big-bucks Bing campaignIt's probably because Google......haven't been lying their asses of in commercials like Apple have.Where is the Linux campaign?I know I'm going to get accused of being off topic but I believe [b]this[/b] is what is wrong with Linux. Technically, Linux is fantastic....

Tags: UNIX, SEARCH, Bing, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Google Inc., attack ad, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Can Microsoft claw back lost market share from Apple?

Can Microsoft claw back lost market share from Apple?Yes, unless M$ shoots itself in the foot ...... by making W7 more expensive than Vista ... in which case Apple will have a field day :-(I can write the ad now.MAC Hello PC ... you're looking sad today.PC Yeh there's a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC, advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

Global piracy on the rise

Global piracy on the riseWhat's a loss?Does the loss include dropping your prices to be more inline with the economy of the country you're selling in? Did the drop in piracy coincide with a drop in prices or an increase in enforcement? Or both? Is the BSA...

Tags: software key, piracy, software

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

A question about Linux

A question about LinuxHP retortThe longest in-use SysV UNIX today is ... HP-UX. In order to understand it, one needs to be free of Solaris bigotry. HP-UX and Solaris have 2 separate strategies - both at the kernel level and at the "OS application" level.HP tries to run "everything" though...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, HP IgniteUX, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-04-25

Sun-Oracle FAQ: Did IBM make a big mistake?

Sun-Oracle FAQ: Did IBM make a big mistake?Oracle should buy Apple...Just to put the straw that broke the Camel's back.Oracle should buy SCOIf you're going to kick IBM in the teeth, why not join someone that is already doing it? Not only will Oracle own Sun, but Oracle will OWN...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

Once more on SCO

Once more on SCORudy de Haas you are an Oxygen theif! Geez I'm not scared of some stuck in the 70's goggle eyed half-wit! I don't blog to the world about how wrong SCO is or how Groklaw is great but you do blog about all sorts of twaddle. So...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, SCO Group Inc., blog, Unix

Discussion threads 2009-03-21

Once more on SCO

From this blog for January 8 2008: What's worst about [the hate mail I get when ever I comment on SCO] , however, is that the "groklaw effect" has become a significant component in the overall Linux "gestalt" - and just about everything most of that mob has been...

Tags: Novell Inc., SCO Group Inc., Unix, IBM Corp., Open Source, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-21

Open source patent law panhandling

Open source patent law panhandlingthen someone should help thenIBM should step up and provide aid just the step up to MS ..you Wanna war punk ill give you one and push it until the case is done prove it one and for all .... prepare the way...

Tags: Operating systems, Tom-Tom, Microsoft Corp., TomTom, Linux, SCO Group Inc., patent, Octoshaft, open source

Discussion threads 2009-03-05

Psystar

Psystar PsyStar - A win is a win for the short termAdrian,While I often find myself agreeing with you on most of your posts, I am going to disagree with you on that a win will cause harm to Psystar. You can not buy the marketing they have received...

Tags: Operating systems, Pystar, Apple OS X, Apple Inc., Psystar, EULA, Apple Mac OS X, right-to-use

Discussion threads 2009-02-18